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Use Linux Live CDs to prevent bank fraud, says Washington Post!

Another story worth mentioning as this was published in the online edition of the Washington Post newspaper.

Columnist Brian Krebs recommends bank’s customers to use Linux LiveCDs to boot and login to their online banking accounts, rather than booting natively into their installed “Windows” OS which may be ridden with malwares and spywares that can steal passwords and login credentials. Brian also listed the steps to boot up via an Ubuntu LiveCD in his graphical guide.

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First seen on Slashdot Linux

Original article on WashingtonPost.com

SGLNX believes all banks should advise its customers on the potential hazards of using an unsecured operating system.

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Tags: credentials, fraud, Live CD, LiveCD, log in, malware, newspapers, online banking, spyware, ubuntu, windows

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